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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Reports & Expeditions => Topic started by: Winga on March 11, 2010, 06:50:30 PM

Title: GIANT
Post by: Winga on March 11, 2010, 06:50:30 PM: Is coming soon....

;D

Have a meaningful day, Winga.
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Andre van Wyk on March 11, 2010, 06:54:26 PM: >:( >:( >:( >:( 8) 8) 8) :o :o :o

Dammit, now I'm gonna have to keep coming back here every 20 minutes to see what it is.....
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Winga on March 11, 2010, 08:04:29 PM: Sorry it is the name of the DVD that is coming from our recent south pacific filming odyssey with the LPB boys. Here is a sample of Luke with a mid-sized GT caught at night.

(http://www.fishnet.com.au/content/fishnet/images/gallery/6a61352d-6295-4b59-8fa6-fadc1ff3e33b_original.jpg)
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Post by: Brock Arifovic on March 11, 2010, 08:16:05 PM: Looks like Luke has that photo pose down pat!
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Post by: Andre van Wyk on March 11, 2010, 08:32:22 PM: Siiiiick shot an epic Geeeet!!! Nice work Monster.....

Winga - Looking forward to the DVD!!!
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Post by: Kasey Leong on March 11, 2010, 08:53:16 PM: GTs at night?!?!

You guys must have run out of beer! ;D
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Post by: Alex Jordan on March 12, 2010, 06:06:14 AM: Awesome stuff - we do alot of lure fishing at night for bass here in the UK

Luke - any difference in tactics and approach for night time GT's?

Looking forward to the DVD :)
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Travis Heaps on March 12, 2010, 08:18:11 AM: Looking forward to the vid.

Quote from: Brock Arifovic on March 11, 2010, 08:16:05 PM
Looks like Luke has that photo pose down pat!

;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on March 12, 2010, 08:42:07 AM: Quote from: Kasey Leong on March 11, 2010, 08:53:16 PM
GTs at night?!?!

You guys must have run out of beer! ;D

Quite the contrary....I think it's the additional beer that makes you think there are more white blobs circling the boat than you think! ;D
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on March 12, 2010, 08:44:36 AM: Quote from: Alex Jordan on March 12, 2010, 06:06:14 AM
Awesome stuff - we do alot of lure fishing at night for bass here in the UK

Luke - any difference in tactics and approach for night time GT's?

Looking forward to the DVD :)

Hey Alex, we were lucky enough just to have the fish satisfying their curiosity to look at the boat lights and investigate all the splashes, shouting and general buffoonery going on up on deck.

Also got blown away a few nights later on a 40kg+ as the sun was setting and boat was anchored.
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Winga on March 12, 2010, 10:30:39 AM: Still got bigger than this beast, pics to follow... waiting for the LPB boys to send more through.

(http://www.fishnet.com.au/content/fishnet/images/gallery/b327366d-e001-47f7-8215-1f7cae2ed807_original.jpg)
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Peter Morris on March 12, 2010, 03:17:03 PM: I cant tell the weight of these fish anymore. ;D

These photo angles are making them all look 40kg..!!!! ;D ;D :o

Good photos though luke.

Pete
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on March 12, 2010, 03:46:20 PM: Weighed and well over 40kg ;)
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Winga on March 12, 2010, 04:08:32 PM: David from Le Poisson Banane with another mid-sized GT, at this mediocre size you are lucky he lets you take a pic of it.... not joking either. My objective is to shoot artistic shots that capture the beauty and colour of a fish, the size a fish looks is secondary to me. Its not a fancy camera nor lens, just a very basic compact pocket job used in manual mode. Here's another pic working into the sun and it shows the importance of using your FLASH and using it correctly with a clean polarised lens. Another thing to note is I/we take one or two pics at most of each fish as time is ticking to get fish back in the water so I/we took what we got.

Luke, send me some pics mate.

(http://www.fishnet.com.au/content/fishnet/images/gallery/512b81fd-9c9a-4a89-8892-b3440fb8ddf3_original.jpg)
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on March 12, 2010, 04:13:40 PM: ...
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Winga on March 12, 2010, 04:15:47 PM: Ah the magic lure, the last time it was seen it was down the mouth of a monster 50kg+ GT at the end of my line. :'(
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on March 12, 2010, 04:17:25 PM: ...
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Peter Morris on March 12, 2010, 04:17:37 PM: Beautifull fish guys. 8)

Pete
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Robert Palcak on March 12, 2010, 04:44:28 PM: Quote from: Brendan Wing on March 12, 2010, 04:08:32 PM
My objective is to shoot artistic shots that capture the beauty and colour of a fish, the size a fish looks is secondary to me.

BS! - Size is everything! ;D

Seriously though, great pics Winga.
Did Luke let you catch any... or were you just filming?
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Winga on March 12, 2010, 04:54:52 PM: Let me assure everyone that Luke or the crew never gave me a free hand. If i was to catch one i had to let the firey determination inside me out and cast my arse off from the back of the boat and stuff, but yes i got 3 GT's in the end, only though steely grit. I did not want to come home without a popped GT to my name.
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on March 12, 2010, 04:57:10 PM: Quote from: Brendan Wing on March 12, 2010, 04:54:52 PM
Let me assure everyone that Luke or the crew never gave me a free hand. If i was to catch one i had to let the firey determination inside me out and cast my arse off from the back of the boat and stuff, but yes i got 3 GT's in the end, only though steely grit. I did not want to come home without a popped GT to my name.

Yes mate - you well and truly earned it and proved your worth. Well done...
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Jay Burgess on March 12, 2010, 05:16:45 PM: wow love that pic with the mountains in the background ;D
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Travis Heaps on March 12, 2010, 05:42:30 PM: Quote from: Brendan Wing on March 12, 2010, 04:08:32 PM
My objective is to shoot artistic shots that capture the beauty and colour of a fish, the size a fish looks is secondary to me. Its not a fancy camera nor lens, just a very basic compact pocket job used in manual mode.
(http://www.fishnet.com.au/content/fishnet/images/gallery/512b81fd-9c9a-4a89-8892-b3440fb8ddf3_original.jpg)

Well then the video should be called "Pretty" instead of "Giant" ;) ;) (totally taking the piss here)
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Andre van Wyk on March 12, 2010, 06:02:12 PM: Amazing pics and can't wait to hear the full tale and see the resulting DVD...

Fantastic pics Winga....

Love this shot Luke.... Did a quick tweak to pull out some of the shadows..... sorry its pixelated but only had the low res version to play with for 15 seconds or so...
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2eldn4k.jpg)
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Geoff Volter on March 12, 2010, 08:38:35 PM: Great fish fella's- cant wait to see the vid.

Re Photo's: you dont see many ugly GT's ;D
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Alex Jordan on March 13, 2010, 02:10:49 AM: Some nice fish and great pics!

Met Eric Le Guyader in Nantes last weekend to pickup a load of Orion lures (trust me I got more than a handful of bigfoots!) - Team GB has about 30 days till we are off for our GT fix!

Eric also had a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUge new stickbait ... 270 gms and about 400mm!
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on March 13, 2010, 07:58:05 PM: ...
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Post by: Winga on March 15, 2010, 06:42:16 PM: GIANT...

(http://www.fishnet.com.au/content/fishnet/images/gallery/729704e1-5b81-421f-b001-80e909690d41_original.jpg)

David from LPB.
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Andre van Wyk on March 15, 2010, 06:44:14 PM: /\ - Thats just wrong!!!!
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Winga on March 15, 2010, 06:54:07 PM: lol... i know :)
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on March 15, 2010, 07:00:15 PM: Quote from: Brendan Wing on March 15, 2010, 06:54:07 PM
lol... i know :)

MAGNIFIQUE!
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Narc on March 15, 2010, 07:55:52 PM: Heard about the great trip last week and only got to see the photos now.
Great going!

Did you guys push the limit on my protos on the few instance it was used?
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Alex Jordan on March 15, 2010, 10:40:07 PM: Awesome that last shot!

Brendan - what manual settings are you using on your compact out of interest?
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Damien Phillip on March 15, 2010, 10:51:43 PM: Cow! What's the story behind that one? Nice photo and nice fish ;)
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on March 16, 2010, 09:14:15 AM: Hey guys, we are withholding a few juicy chunks for the DVD...sorry :P
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Brock Arifovic on March 16, 2010, 02:27:04 PM: Winga, when is this DVD going to be available?
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Matt Harvey on March 29, 2010, 11:58:33 PM: Frickin' amazing fish guys !

Couldn't resist having a tweak around in Photoshop with that last one so adjusted the levels, gave it a curve, multiplied it and sharpened some more..
Hope you like.

(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e280/mattharvey1/BigGTps.jpg?t=1269867430)
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: John Joubert on March 30, 2010, 09:24:06 AM: Nicely Tweaked Matt, the curve really gives it size.
Great shots Wing, wetting my apettite for later this year with the boss.

JJ
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on April 08, 2010, 11:35:08 AM: ...
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: jay currie on April 21, 2010, 08:46:11 PM: Huge fish guys you really know how to make them look huge in the photo, always find fish i catch dont look as big in my photos as in real life. Good Job
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on April 21, 2010, 10:01:50 PM: Quote from: jay currie on April 21, 2010, 08:46:11 PM
Huge fish guys you really know how to make them look huge in the photo, always find fish i catch dont look as big in my photos as in real life. Good Job

Thanks Jay.

Some of them actually are rather large though ;)
Title: Re: GIANT
Post by: Brock Arifovic on April 22, 2010, 06:20:46 AM: So when is this DVD coming out?
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Post by: John Joubert on April 22, 2010, 07:03:32 PM: Limbo photography ;D

lean back as far as you go LIMBO!!

Cant wait to get into those brutes.
JJ